by Rena Seltzer | Jul 31, 2022 | Events, Leadership
Associate Deans Roundtable Updated 2/18/26 Those “leading from the middle” must have a special knack for diplomacy, and in contrast to the hierarchical models found in most non-academic settings, the associate dean’s task of guiding a group of independent-minded...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 1, 2021 | Events
Join us for this dynamic ten-week group for faculty members as we address how to survive and thrive in academia in this time of crisis and beyond. “I am a happier, healthier, higher-impact, and more productive academic, thanks to Rena’s coaching and book.” – Dolly...
by Rena Seltzer | Jul 30, 2021 | Work-Life Balance
In their psalms of gratitude, the biblical poets describe a natural world that includes sheltering canopies. Biking in Northern Michigan on my summer vacation, the trees offered canopies of leaves that shaded and protected us from the hot summer sun. The psalmists’...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 9, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Challenges
Even as we hear good news about a vaccine on the horizon, Covid-19 cases are surging across North America and Europe. Although no one is spared from pandemic-related stress, many of the parents with whom I work are at their wits’ end as they struggle to keep up...
by Rena Seltzer | Aug 14, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Ijeoma Oluo, author of the NYT bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, tells us, “The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in...